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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2006
Krzysztof J. Kempa, Billerica, MA (US);
Zhifeng Ren, Newton, MA (US);
Michael J. Naughton, Norwood, MA (US);
Jakub A. Rybczynski, Cambridge, MA (US);
Krzysztof J. Kempa, Billerica, MA (US);
Zhifeng Ren, Newton, MA (US);
Michael J. Naughton, Norwood, MA (US);
Jakub A. Rybczynski, Cambridge, MA (US);
The Trustees of Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and methods for optical switching using nanoscale optics are disclosed herein. A nano-optics apparatus for use as an optical switch includes a metallic film having a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of cylindrical channels containing a dielectric material, the metallic film acting as an outer electrode; and an array of non-linear optical components penetrating the metallic film through the plurality of cylindrical channels, the array acting as an array of inner electrodes.